Cine Cafe in Valasaravakkam gives low-cost tea at ₹5 for aspiring Tamil cinema technicians and assistant administrators on a finances
Cine Cafe in Valasaravakkam gives low-cost tea at ₹5 for aspiring Tamil cinema technicians and assistant administrators on a finances
Long earlier than he turned a powerhouse performer and National Award winner, actor Nawazuddin Siddique famously said that as a struggling actor searching for work in Bollywood, he primarily survived on tea and Parle-G biscuits on most days for nearly a yr and a half. This isn’t simply Nawazuddin’s story however any up-and-coming artiste’s who strikes to town with huge goals of creating it into movies.
A scorching cup of chai with biscuits to dunk into could also be consolation meals for the privileged lot. But maybe it’s the solely meal that struggling assistant administrators and aspiring technicians can afford on some days.
Film activist and author Arun Mo of Thamizh Studio, a movie society motion that has been concerned within the welfare of movie aspirants, has now launched Cine Cafe. “The idea is to offer affordable tea and coffee for assistant directors, film technicians and anyone who is trying to get into cinema,” says Arun Mo including that they’ve been doing plenty of film-related initiatives by way of Thamizh Studio.
At Cine Cafe, anybody remotely related to cinema can have a cup of tea for ₹5; it’s priced at ₹10 for the general public. Located in Valasaravakkam, now referred to as the hub for Kollywood, the stall is on the entrance of Pure Cinema (library and bookshop) and was launched not too long ago by filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj.
Arun’s brainchild was the results of years of listening to tales of movie aspirants who linger round Kodambakkam and close by Vadapalani, knocking on the doorways of places of work for alternatives. “Some of them live away from their families. They don’t take care of themselves because they are either underpaid or not paid at all. Even for something as simple as a tea and bun, they might spend close to ₹100 every day. I wanted to do something for people like them,” he says.
The menu consists of 4 sorts of tea: common, ginger, lemon and black
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Right now, the menu consists of 4 sorts of tea: common, ginger, lemon and black, and some fast grabs like bread omelette and sandwich priced at ₹20 to ₹25.
While the ₹5 tea could be the spotlight, individuals who go to Cine Cafe also can entry Pure Cinema, which has an area for studying and might partake in movie discussions. “They can also use the space to discuss scripts,” says Arun, including that this would possibly profit plenty of children. But how does the cafe establish assistant administrators among the many different prospects. For that, Arun says, he points a membership card of ₹100 which the trade folks will pay and gather. With it they will order ₹5 at Cine Cafe all by way of the yr.
Arun insists that this can be a non-commercial initiative: “Raising funds has been a challenge. But thanks to directors Lokesh Kanagaraj, Mysskin and producer SR Prabhu who did a workshop for us to raise funds, I was able to realise Cine Cafe,” says Arun, including that the larger aim is to supply low-cost meals sooner or later.
“When their stomach is full, they can focus more on the art form.”
Cine Cafe is open from 6am-10pm.
Source: www.thehindu.com